pictures! - 08/09

I got the pictures uploaded last night, all done and captioned, ready to share!
I just realized, how silly of us, that we didn't take any videos while we were home! What were we thinking??! Oh well, there are TONS of pictures... TONS! Enjoy!
Just a brief overview of the visit home, since I was too tired the other day...
We drove to Winnipeg on the 18th and stayed overnight in a motel. Not in a great part of town, but it was cheaper than most, and it actually had a great waterslide and pool area! We got to the airport fine, with lots of time to spare, the next morning and finally boarded the plane. From Winnipeg to Toronto, Zech watched a movie and played with his cars, Ruthie played her Leapster game and Isaac just sat and played and talked with me. We had NO time to spare in Toronto, so we had to rush off the plane, to the right gate, and onto the next plane! From there to Halifax, Ruthie did stickers, Zech watched a movie and played the Leapster a bit, and Isaac slept! The excitement got a bit too much for them about 5 minutes before we landed and there were meltdowns, but only for a few minutes and then we were there!
We stayed at Mom and Dad's house Friday, just getting adjusted a bit. On Saturday we packed up and headed for the lake. Sunday, family all came out and we had a BBQ with everyone. That was nice! We stayed at the lake all that week, just playing and swimming.
The following Sunday we drove to (near) Digby and stayed a couple nights at the Mountain Gap Inn. Mom's boss's wife owns the Inn and he gave us the rooms as a gift! (Thanks again, Dr. Peter!!!) We went to Upper Clement's Park on Monday and had a great time there, too! The kids had fun on the rides (there's lots of pictures of that on the site)!!
We went back to Mom and Dad's on Tuesday, then out to the lake again on Wednesday and pretty much stayed there until Sunday evening. On our way to Mom and Dad's we stopped at Christine's for a visit. She fed us supper (yum) and gave the kids all a ride on Katelyn's horse! They really loved that!!! We made a stop at the Oaklawn Farm Zoo after that for a little bit, the kid's favorite was the monkies, I think.
The next day we got up and ready to fly back to MB. The kids were okay on the way back - Ruthie was sad the whole way to Montreal, but Zech played and Isaac played with the diaper bag. We actually had a bit of time in Montreal, and (thankfully!) we arrived only a couple gates over from our next flight. We got to the next gate and had a snack before we had to get on to the plane. From Montreal to Winnipeg, Ruthie played the Leapster, Zech watched a couple shows and then slept, and Isaac slept pretty much the entire way! Very nice break for us!!!
We stayed in Winnipeg that night, picked up the van the next morning and, after a bit of shopping, we came home. The van, by the by, is all fixed with a new tire, and we didn't have to pay the deductible.
We picked up Myles on the way home - he had a good time at the "kennel" (really a farm, and besides, he stayed in the house with their family the whole time!), but I think he was happy to see us, too. We haven't seen Jack since we got home, but the guy that came to feed the cat said he's seen Jack around, and saw him at the house last time he came over. So, he's around town somewhere.
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Zech was on his way to the garage and just popped the door open to yell "Mom! I just saw Jack! He came back!!" So, I guess he's definitely around. :o) I'm not surprised if he's found another "home", but I think he'll come back to see Myles, if nothing else! If he doesn't come back for good, though, we'll probably have to grab another kitten from the farm, to take care of the mice around here.
That's it for now! I'll be back more as usual now.